Senior Engineer - Azure Cloud & DevOps

LAB3; Christchurch; Hybrid; NZD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote/hybrid workplace

Career pathways and ongoing learning

Flexible and inclusive work culture

Job summary

LAB3 is seeking Senior Engineers in Cloud & DevOps to manage, deliver, and support Azure-based solutions for clients across Australasia. The role focuses on Azure IaaS/PaaS/SaaS, infrastructure automation, and modern cloud architectures, with a preference for candidates in Australia or NZ and a willingness to work AEST hours.

You will drive deployment, provisioning, and implementation of Azure infrastructure services as part of IaC projects, collaborating with architects and peers to create

Qualifications

• Experience in Azure Cloud design and implementation.
• Hands-on with IaC using CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong automation and scripting skills for cloud infra.

Responsibilities

• Manage and deliver Azure-based patterns addressing scalability, reliability, and security.
• Drive deployment of large, complex cloud projects.
• Plan, provision and implement Azure infrastructure services as part of IaC projects.

Skills

Azure IaaS/PaaS/SaaS

Azure DevOps

CI/CD

Terraform

PowerShell

ARM templates

Ansible

Bash

Go

Python

Chef

Azure Firewall

RBAC

Defender for Cloud

Kubernetes (AKS)

Linux/Unix/OpenStack/OpenShift

Tools

Terraform

AKS

OpenStack

Kubernetes

Job description

LAB3 is one of the largest Azure engineering practices in the Australasia region with a focus on Cloud & DevOps, Data, IoT & AI, Modern Workplace, Modern Apps & Integration, Security, and Network services. We are looking for Senior Engineers- Cloud & DevOps, ideally based anywhere in Australia or NZ (but open to work AEST hours) with deep experience in Azure Cloud & DevOps tomanage, deliver and support the technical solutions on Microsoft Azure Platform that meet our clients’needs.

The Role

• Manage, support and deliver state-of-the-art technical patterns on Azure that address clients’ requirements for scalability, reliability, security and optimised performance.
• Drive the deployment, and support of large, complex cloud projects.
• Hands-on planning, provisioning, and implementation of Azure infrastructure services as part of IaC projects, leveraging CI/CD tools and pipelines
• Gather specifications and deliver solutions to our client, identify growth opportunities.
• Partner with architects, consultants and peers to jointly create & review functional design specifications and Azure reference architectures.
• Contribute to the technical delivery and execution of multiple critical engagements.
• Play a key role in the build and optimisation of Azure workloads and transition to post implementation support.
• Recommend client value creation initiatives and implement industry best practices where relevant.
• Work with business stakeholders, internal and external engineers effectively, understand issues, provide recommendations, and deliver appropriate technical solutions.

The Ideal Candidate

Will demonstrate strong engineering skills in the following:

• Azure Cloud: IaaS/PaaS/SaaS
• Infrastructure Automation - Azure DevOps, CICD, Configuration management
• IaaC - Terraform, Powershell, ARM, Ansible, Bash, Go, Python, Chef
• Azure Network Design and Configuration - Azure Firewall, NSGs, Routing, Private Endpoints, Virtual WAN
• Azure Security Design and Implementation - Azure IAM, RBAC, Defender for Cloud
• Azure Governance – Management Group structures, Azure Policy, Cost Management
• Azure Application Infrastructure High Availability Design
• Open-Source technologies - Linux, Unix, OpenStack, Openshift
• Open-source containers (AKS Kubernetes)

What's in it for you?

• Be part of a team that leveragesmoderntechnologies tosolve real problems and provides top level of customer satisfaction
• Work with a MicrosoftPartner of the Year award winner with multiplespecialisations
• Besupportedby experienced peers and leaders thatvalue technicalexpertise andencourage innovation, with clear career pathways and ongoing learning
• Enjoy a supportive workplace that promotes inclusion, flexibility, diversity, and celebrates differences.
• Take advantage oflargely workingfrom home in our remote/hybrid workplace and enjoy the flexibility to balance your life
• Thrive in a community with strong values#BeTrue #TeamUp #StandOut #ThinkAhead #FearLessAchieveMore